Houston Cougars (5-7)

Houston, Texas (3-2 record in state)

Association: NCAA (5-7 record in association)

Association Subdivision: FBS (5-7 record in association subdivision)

Conference: Conference USA (4-4 record in conference)

Competitive Rank (Rating): Football Bowl Subdivision #84 (0.109)

Schedule Strength (Rating): Football Bowl Subdivision #89 (0.687)

Point Margin Rank (Rating): Football Bowl Subdivision #79 (0.062)

Scheduled Results
DATE OPPONENT OPP* RESULT GAME RATING
Sep 1, 2012 Texas State
(NCAA FBS #98)
 3-8 L 30-13 -0.302
Sep 8, 2012 Louisiana Tech
(NCAA FBS #31)
 8-3 L 56-49 -0.311
Sep 15, 2012 @ UCLA
(NCAA FBS #30)
 8-5 L 37-6 -0.245
Sep 29, 2012 Rice
(NCAA FBS #72)
@ Houston TX
 7-5 W 35-14 +0.658
Oct 6, 2012 North Texas
(NCAA FBS #94)
 4-7 W 44-21 +0.719
Oct 13, 2012 UAB
(NCAA FBS #108)
 3-8 W 39-17 +0.688
Oct 18, 2012 @ SMU
(NCAA FBS #68)
 6-6 L 72-42 -0.312
Oct 27, 2012 UTEP
(NCAA FBS #106)
 3-8 W 45-35 +0.685
Nov 3, 2012 @ East Carolina
(NCAA FBS #64)
 7-5 L 48-28 -0.337
Nov 10, 2012 Tulsa
(NCAA FBS #25)
 10-3 L 41-7 -0.324
Nov 17, 2012 @ Marshall
(NCAA FBS #87)
 4-7 L 44-41 -0.330
Nov 24, 2012 Tulane
(NCAA FBS #114)
 2-9 W 40-17 +0.715
*minus head-to-head play
Strength Scale
Conference Rankings
East Division Competitive Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
34UCF10-40.428
64East Carolina8-50.269
87Marshall5-70.068
101Memphis4-8-0.014
108UAB3-9-0.073
124S Miss0-12-0.276
West Division Competitive Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
25Tulsa11-30.467
68SMU7-60.226
72Rice7-60.198
84Houston5-70.109
106UTEP3-9-0.045
114Tulane2-10-0.122
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East Division Schedule Strengths
RKPROGRAMOPP*RATING
53S Miss74-680.767
75UCF78-830.710
88UAB69-680.689
107Marshall64-760.652
111East Carolina71-770.638
113Memphis66-720.637
West Division Schedule Strengths
RKPROGRAMOPP*RATING
66Tulane71-700.743
87SMU76-750.689
89Houston65-740.687
95UTEP67-760.683
104Tulsa75-870.665
116Rice64-850.629
*record minus head-to-head play
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East Division Point Margin Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
29UCF10-40.228
73East Carolina8-50.079
87Marshall5-70.026
94Memphis4-80.003
105UAB3-9-0.035
121S Miss0-12-0.124
West Division Point Margin Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
42Tulsa11-30.182
43SMU7-60.180
72Rice7-60.085
79Houston5-70.062
114UTEP3-9-0.077
118Tulane2-10-0.107
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State Rankings
State of Texas CFB Competitive Rankings
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
1Texas A&M11-20.651
2Texas9-40.505
3Baylor8-50.412
4Texas Tech8-50.359
5TCU7-60.309
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State of Texas CFB Schedule Strengths
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOPP RECORD*RATING
1Texas A&M101-520.855
2Baylor97-610.839
3Texas86-680.833
4TCU81-710.776
5North Texas72-660.751
*minus head-to-head play
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State of Texas CFB Point Margin Rankings
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
1Texas A&M11-20.346
2Texas9-40.204
3SMU7-60.180
4TCU7-60.172
5Baylor8-50.172
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